Windows 10: Need help moving bootloader/windows boot manager from HDD to SSD

Discus and support Need help moving bootloader/windows boot manager from HDD to SSD in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Hello. I need help moving the bootloader/windows boot manager to my SSD. My HDD got corrupt but I cannot remove it or I cannot boot Windows without... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by poidesu, Mar 5, 2020.

  1. poidesu Win User

    Need help moving bootloader/windows boot manager from HDD to SSD


    Hello. I need help moving the bootloader/windows boot manager to my SSD.

    My HDD got corrupt but I cannot remove it or I cannot boot Windows without it.

    I have tried following this thread but it doesn't work. I have a problem assigning a letter to the EFI System Partition as the option is grayed out.
    I want to move windows boot manager from HDD to SSD

    I have tried everything and I need some help regarding this. Thank you!

    :)
     
    poidesu, Mar 5, 2020
    #1
  2. kekonyan Win User

    Install Windows on SSD with bootloader on HDD

    I have Dell Inspiron 7566 with built-in Toshiba HDD which had three partitions: C:/ for Windows 10 , U:/ for Ubuntu 18.04 and D:/ for other stuff. Ubuntu was installed in UEFI mode and on every boot computer loaded to GRUB and asked which system it should
    start.

    Recently I acquired Samsung Evo 970 SSD and managed to move Windows to new drive (with two partitions, Windows at X:/ and other data on Z:/).

    Maintaining three partitions on HDD became pointless, and I decided to merge C and D in one ~900gb partition, but at some point disk management program (I believe it was Easeus product, can't remember now) said that if I want to extend C it should be converted
    to dynamic disk and computer won't be able to boot from this disk. I was sure that boot partition migrated to SSD with Windows as well and clicked continue, than formated this new partition. After rebooting, computer refused to start and redirected me to UEFI
    menu. Trying to repair Windows bootloader, I deleted GRUB and, in fact, neither drive has bootloader now.

    So, I ejected HDD in order to install Windows fully on SSD, but Windows Setup said that it has GPT partition style. Googling gives the point that MBR is simply outdated and slow relating to GPT.

    Is it possible to somehow install bootloader on HDD and OS itself on SSD without installation OS on HDD?
     
    kekonyan, Mar 5, 2020
    #2
  3. Moving or creating Bootloader

    When you install Windows on the SSD while the HDD is disconnected then the installation process will make the SSD bootable. Installing a boot loader retrospectively is a complex process that requires extensive experience at the command prompt.
     
    Frederik Long, Mar 5, 2020
    #3
  4. Need help moving bootloader/windows boot manager from HDD to SSD

    Moving or creating Bootloader

    Hi,

    I instaled Windows on my SSD and my Bootloader is on HDD and when i want to start Windows without HDD it says that there is no OS, so I need to create or move Bootloader on SSD and idk how to do that...
     
    MartinSurovec, Mar 5, 2020
    #4
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